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(No Model.) 6 Sheets-Sheet 1.

J. W. DIOKIESON. COMBINED PRINTING AND RULING MACHINE.

No. 415,902. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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No. 415,902. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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(No Model.) 6 S heetsSheet 6. J. W. DIGKIESON. COMBINED PRINTING AND RULING. MACHINE.

No. 415,902. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

'UNITED STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

. JAMES WV. DICKIESON, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOIL BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE RELIABLE PRINTING AND BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURING COM- PANY, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED PRINTING AND RULING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,902, dated November 26, 1889. Application filed August 21, 1888- Serial No. 283,338. (No model.)

- To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, JAMES W. DICKIESON, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Combined Printing and Ruling Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to combine a printing-press with a ruling-machine in such a manner that the printing-press constitutes the feed of the ruling-machine, and the paper is consequently first printed and then ruled, whereby Work can be produced which is far superior to that produced by machines in which the paper is first ruled and then printed.

The invention consists of a printing-press.

operating a ruling-machine, and constituting the feed of the same.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the printing-press and one end of the ruling-machine. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line a: as of Fig. Fig. 4 is a rear side elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a front side elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a face View of the gripper-cam. Fig. 7is an enlarged plan view of the clutch for stopping and starting the, printing-press. Fig. 8 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line y 11 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a sectional end elevation of the same on the linez'zof Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a face View of the clutchgear-wheel with the shaft in section. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 12 is an enlarged side elevation of the gripper-arm. Fig. 13 is a plan view of a belt-pulley, and Figxlet is a transverse section of part of the ruling-machine on the line 10 w of Fig. 1.

The frame A, of suitable construction, supports near its front end a printing-press B, next to which is located and extends rear wardly on the frame A the ruling-machine O, provided with the usual mechanism of ruling-machines, including the pen device D, of any approved construction and operating in the usual manner.

The ruling-machine O is further provided with the usual endless belt E, passing over the pulleys E and E of which the latter is mounted to rotate in fixed bearings on the main frame A, while the pulley E is mounted to rotate near the end of and in bearings secured to a table E mounted to slide forward and backward on top of the main frame A, The table E is pressed and held in its outermost position by means of the arms E engaging the right-haud end of the said table 6 3 E and secured to a shaft E mounted to turn in suitable bearings on the frame A. (See Fig. 14.) e v 4 On one outer end of the shaft E is se cured a handle or arm E for turning the said shaft E so as to move the table E with the roller E, into its outermost position, thus stretching the endless belt E. WVhen the outermost position of the table E is reached, the shaft E is locked in position by an arm E pivoted to the frame A and swung over the top of the handle or arm E, as is plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 14.

The printing-press B is provided with a number of form or type cylinders F, located above an impression-cylinder Gfextending transversely and secured on a shaft G, mounted to rotate in suitable hearings on the main frame A. The form or type cylinders F are secured on a shaft F, mounted to rotate in suitable bearings on the main frame A and provided with a gear-wheel F meshing into a gear-wheel G secured on the said shaft G, so that the impression-cylinder G and the form or type cylinders F rotate together at the same rate of speed, said gear wheels F and G being alike'in diameter.

In the impression-cylinder G is formed the usual transverse recess G in which the ends or edges of the blankets which surround the 5 i1npression-cylinder are secured, as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. A similar recess F extends between the ends of the form or type plates F on the type-cylinders F, the said recess F passing over the recess G when the cylinders F and G are rotated. The type or electro plates F on the form-cylinders F are secured to the same in any suitable manner, and the said type or electro-plates are inked by an inking device H, of any approved construction, located in front of the type-cylinders F and mounted in suitable bearings on the main frame A.

The inking device H is set in motion by a train of gear-Wheels l-I, connected with the main driving-shaft I, mounted to rotate loosely in suitable bearings on the front end of the frame A and extending transversely across the same. On the shaft Iis held to slide and to rotate a clutch l,adapted to engage a corresponding clutch 1 formed on the hub of the driving-wheel 1 mounted to rotate loosely on the shaftl-and'receiving a rotary motion by the usualfbelt from a suitable motor. The clutch I can be thrown into and out of contact with the clutch l by a lever I, held transversely on the front end of the frame A. WVhen the lever I isf shifted to the left, then the clutch I is thrown in contact with the clutch l and the shaft'l, and the shaft I and the train of gear-wheels H are rotated, thus imparting motion to the inking device H.

'The shaft H of one of the gear-wheels of the train of gear-wheels ll carries at its other end a'gear-wheel H which meshes into an intermediate gear-wheel H held to rotate on an adjustable stud on the main frame A and meshinginto' a gear-wheel J, mounted to rotate loosely; on the shaft F, carrying the form or type cylinders F. On the face of the hub of thegear-wheel J is formed a spiral cam J, against which abuts a bolt J held to slide transversely in suitable bearings formed in I the clutc'lrcollar J secured on the shaft F alongside the gear-wheel J, as is plainly shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The inner end of the bolt J 2 rests against the spring J held in the said clutch-collar J 3 and serving to press the front end of the said boltJ in contact with the front of the spiral cam J.

In the boltJ is formed a recess J adapted to be engaged by a fork K, formed at one Figs. 7 and).

prong intoa wedge K, as is plainly shown in The fork Kis adapted to slide 'into the annular recess J, formed in the I the form-cylinders F and the impxession-cyl inderGby an endless belt L, located in front of "the said cylinders and extending to the inner end of the feed-table A ,located at the front end of the machine and supporting the sheets of paper to be printed and ruled. The endless belt L passes over a small roller L, extending transversely and mounted in suitable bearings in the main frame A and as close to the impression-cylinder G as possible. The front end of the endless belt L passes over a large roller L mounted to rotate in suitable bearings on the main frame A and extending with itstop' in line with the upper surface of the feed-table A.

Directly above the roller L is located a roller L under which passes the endless belt L, said roller L being secured on the shaft 11?, previously mentioned, and turning with the same. The shaft of the roller L is geared with a gear-wheel of the train of gear-wheels H and fastened on the shaft H as is plainly shown in Fig. 4. The endless belt L is held in contact with the under side of the roller L by means of a small roller'L located above the roller L and mounted in adjustable bearings held on the main frame A, as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. The endless belt L isfurther supported between the roller L and the roller L by a large or medium-sized roller L also mounted in adjustable bearings held on the main frame'A; The proper tension is given to the endless belt [L by means of a roller L turning in adjustable bearings and provided with conical ends L as is plainly shown in Fig. 13. 'The belt passes over the roller L between the conical ends L which latter prevent the belt from shifting sidewise, thus holding it always in place when passing over the various rollers. It will be seen that the sheet of paper passes over the feed-table A onto the endless belt L, passes upward between the endless belt of the roller L and then passes along the belt L to be finallydelivered between the type-cylinders F and the impression-cylinder G.

On top of the endless belt L, near its inner end and in front of the roller L, is held a gate N, extending transversely and secured on a shaft N, mounted to turn.in suitable bearings on the main frame A. The said gate N IIO serves to stop the sheet of paper traveling on the endless belt L until the operator throws the gate N upward, as hereinafter more fully described. 011 the'shaft N is held an arm N operated on by a segmental cam N secured to one end of the shaft F, carrying the formc'ylinders F, said cam being plainly shown in Fig. 4. A spring N is coiled or otherwise secured on the shaft N was to hold the gate N in a downward position-that is, on top of the belt L. The gate N presses slightly on the belt L, so as to cause a slight bend and to insure the retention of the sheet of paper nnthe latter is pressed downward, the shaft N is turned, and the gate N is swung upward, thus permitting the sheet of paper on the endless belt L to travel forward between the form-cylinders F and the impression-cylinder G.

Between the type-cylinders F are held the roll-grippers 0, each consisting of a wheel adapted to roll 011 top of the impression-cylinder G, slightly in front, as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. The wheel 0 is mounted to rotate in an arm 0 secured by suitable means on a shaft 0 mounted to turn in formed on the main frame A. Springs 0, 5

suitable bearings coiled on the shaft 0 serve to swing the arms downward, so as to hold the wheels 0 firmly in contact with the sheets of paper passing over the impression-cylinder G. In order to increase the tension of the wheels 0 on the sheets of paper and the impressioncylinder G, I make each arm in two pieces connected with each other by a plate-spring O and an arm 0 is secured to the arm 0 a short distance beyond the ends of the said plate-spring 0 The outer ends of the arms 0 are connected with each other by a coilspring 0", which serves to bend the platespring 0 so as to press the wheel 0 firmly in contact with the sheet of paper when passing over the impression-cylinder G.

Near one outer end of the shaft ,0 is se cured a cam-arm P, operated on by a segmental cam Q, secured on the shaft F, carrying the impression-cylinders F. The cam Q is so arranged that the roll-grippers O are raised upward away from the impressioncylinder G whenever the recessG of the impression-cylinder passes under the roller O;. The moment the end of the recess G has passed the roller 0' the cam-arm Pdrops over the cam Qand the springs '0 and 0 again )ress the roller 0 downward toward the impression-cylinder G and against the paper" passing .over the said impression-cylinder.

The front end of the-table E extends directly behind the impression-cylinderG, so as to deliver the paper from the impressioncylinder G and the form-cylinders F to the endless belt E of the ruling-machine C. A

number of tapes S pass around the roller L onto the endless belt L, so that the paper fed over the feed-table A. onto the endless belt L is held on the latter by the tapes S. The belt L, pass over the impression-cylinder 'G between the form-cylinders F and then pass'over the front end of the table E onto the endless beltE of the ruling-machine C, and then pass over a roller T, located on top of the endless belt E, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1. The tapes S then pass upward over a rollerT, located directly above the printing-press B on the main frame A, and then the tapes pass downward over the roller F as before described.

It is understood that the gate N is sufficiently cut away to form a free passage for the tapes S in passing over the endless belt L inthe immediate neighborhood of the said gate N.

The endless belt E is driven from the printing-press B by means of a belt U, passing over the roller L and also over the roller E at the rear end of the main frame A.

The operation is as follows: When the operator desires to start the machine, he moves the lever I to throw the clutch 1 into contact with the clutch I of the driving-pulley 1 having a rotary motion, whereby the main driving-shaft I imparts, by means of the train of gear-wheels, motion to the inking device H and at the same time rotates the clutchwheel J and causes the belt L to travel with its upper part from the feed-table A rearwardly toward the impression cylinder G. "he tapes S in the same direction as the endless belt-L by passing over the roller L in gear with the roller L When the fork K is disengaged from the clutch-collar J as shown in Figs. 7 and 9, the bolt J 2 is pressed at one end into contact with the back of the spiral cam J by the action of the spring J as is plainly shown in Figs. 7 and 8, so that the rotary motion of the gear-wheel J imparts a rotary motion to the clutch-collar J fastened on the shaft F, thereby rotating the latter, and consequently the form or type cylinders F, in the direction of the arrow a. (See Fig. 3.) At the same time a rotary motionis imparted in the direction of the arrowb to the impression-cylinder G, which rotates simultaneously with the type-cylinders F. The rotary motion of the shaft F opens the gate N at every revolution of the said shaft shortly before the beginning of the type or electro plate F is in its lowermost position at the beginning of the impressioncylinder G. The gate N closes as soon as the cam N disengages the arm N of the shaft N, carrying the said gate N, and the spring N causes a return motion of the said gate N. The roll-grippers O are also lifted at every revolution of the shaft F by the action of the cam Q on the arm P, secured to the grippershaft 0. This lifting of the roll-grippers 0 takes place when the end of the type 0 is in its lowermost position, and the beginning of the recess G in the impression-cylinder G is in its lowermost position, so that the wheel 0 of each gripper is held above the impressioncylinder G at the time the recess G passes under the type-wheels F. The rotary motion of the main driving-shaft I also imparts aforward motion to the endless belt E in the di rection of the arrow 0, so that when the operator now feeds a sheet of paper onto the endless belt L, between the rollers L then the said sheet of paper is carried forward on top of the endless belt L under the tapes S, which hold the sheet in'place on the said belt. \Vhen the sheet arrives at the gate N the latter is closed, so that not travel farther and remains in position be tween the belt L and the tapes S until the said gate N opens, as above described, by the also receive a traveling motion ITO and I1 the sheet canaction of the cam =N onthe arm N of .the' gate-shaft N. The gate N opens, as before deseribed,,before;-the beginning .of thetype F is in ,its zlowermostposition,so --,that the sheet of .paper:isded.betweenthe impressioncylinder G and the typeTcylinders-zFbythe ;for;ward;motion .ofpthe .ibeltJL- an-dithe tapes S.

The. sheet of paper-ipasses. onto ithe-impres-v cylinder -G under *the wheels *Ofiof the rollgrippers 0,.so thatthegpaperisheld firmly. in pl a ce= on the .impressiomcylinder G and travels Withthesanie. .The typesF-then com- .mence to print onqthe sheet of, paper :and-ithe latter passes over theend of the ,tahleaEi onto .theendlessbelt E, on which ,it is -held by :the: .tapesS. fl heendless beltEcarriesthe sheet rearward Eunder t-hepen.device'iD whiohrrules' tb sheetiinthe usual inanner afterthe print ing. astaken placeasabovedescribed. The" printed,- ,and rnledsheetzgoeszfartherrrearward on the vendlessbelt,JL and .is delivered -to the; usualgtap es tnotishown) beforeitis-deposited1 q 10, so that the saida'belt' Ecarries :the-sheetof in the.colleetingrbox inrthe .usnalmahner.

.ltwill be seen that the ,gate N retains the paper until ,theprinting-su-rfaees are in the: proper 1.p1ace,=so "that the beginning of the printing isalways in theipropenplaee on the {sheet .of paper. it willtfu rther be seenthat ,the gnipperwwheels 0 of ;-the roll-grippers 0 holdrt he paper gfirinly Zin position on ztheim- ,pression-cylinder Gavhile. the printing {takes place,.in addition tothe act-ion of-the tapesrS .mhichlalso pass .over thesh-eetsof paperahove the ;;imp re s'sioncylinder G.

When theoperator desires tostop the'p-rinting withoutistoppi-ng the other partsof athe- .machine he movesthe-lever K' to the wright, .sO that the fork i=K passes ,into the annular, .g rooye J of theclutohwoollar1J andr-the point of theupper pron enters the recess J 5. of the bolt when the latter arrives in its uppermost position on the rotation of the. said clutch-collar J One. edge of the recess. J of the bolt J then passes over the wedge K of the upper-pron g of the fork K, so that the said bolt J- is moved inward and is drawn out of contact with the spiral .cam J, whereby the clutch-collar ,J is disengaged from the gearwhefll J, and the latter keeps on rotating without rotating the shaft F. The rotary, motion of thewtormfcylinders F and the i m pression-cylinder .G is thus stopped in the position shown in Fig. 3 and the gate N is closed, so that the sheet of paper on the belt L cannot travel farther. The formseylinders F are then in the position shown in Fig. 3, and the beginning of the type F has not come in contact with the first inking-roller of the inking device H, so that the latter may rot-ate without injury to its inking-rollers upon the type F4. It is understood that the type F projects slightly above the periphery of the cylinders F, carrying the type, as is plainly shown in-Fig. A suitable device may be employed for stopping the motion of the inking device, if desired. hen the operator moves the lever K back to its former positi0n,:the forkiK isawithdrawn from the clutchcollar "J and the tension of the spring J causesan. outward sliding motion of a the bolt ,.J .Whichagain.-engagesfthe' back of the cam onfthe gear-wheel J ,an dthe-rotation of the latter carries said bolt J 2 along, and the clutch- .collartJ thus ..-rotates the shaft F'ythe formcylinders 1F, and *the impression-cylinder G, as above described. ,:by:the-speeia1 constructioniof the clutch; on the shaft F -and the forkK *the form cylin- Thusiit will be seen-that ders F and the impression -.:cy1i nder ,G are stoppedat atim-e whenitheizgate N is closed.

i-Whenthe said iform-cylinders F randthe impression-eylinde v'G again a-otate,-i-theigate N .opensat a'itimer-when thesaid-cylindersF-are "in :the proper position and commences the z printing-ohsgthesheet of =pa-per= atzthe :proper time. i It will fnrthenbeseenathat the impressionfcylinder G, ithe zroll grippers 1 0, :and :the tapes S f66d-i,th6 sprinted sheet of paper ontothe --.-endless:beltr-E aof thelruli-ng device paper to the :pen device 513, in order :to rule the sheet. 'The' printing press Bith-erebyoonstitutes the i'feed for the :rulingsmaohi-ne C.

The: table E carryingfithe :rollerE", isamade -,to ,slide rear-wardly,:-so asrtozgivethe operator sufficient room to workhon the --type {For on the impression-cylinder "G whenever necessary. Inordertoslid-e:thetable Eirear-ward, ,itaisv necessary that the arm 'E 'S h01fld be disconnected from the arm E, after which the latter is movednpward,so'thatthearm E dis- .engages the endnof the table Edand the latteroan be movedarear-wa-rd by hand to any desired :place on the frame A.

Having: thus fully described my invention, '1 claim as mew-and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The com-binatiomwith a iruling m-aehine, of a rotary printing-press operating saidruiing-machine, and .leons-titntizng the "feed :for the same, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with a rotary printingpress, of a ruling-machine operated by the said printing-machine located in front of the ruling-machine andforming the feed for the same, whereby the sheet of paper is first printed and then ruled, substantially as shown and described. I

3. Theucombinatiomwith a rotary printingpress provided with a sheet-conveying mechanism discharging onto thecylinders, of a ruling-machineoperated from the saidprinting-press, which forms the feed for the said ruling-machine, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with an impression- ,cylinderiand form-cylinders held above the said impressiomeylinder and rotating with.

cylinder and form-cylinders held above the said impression-cylinder and rotating with the same, of roll-grippers held on top of the impression-cylinder and between the said form-cylinders, the said grippers being controlled by one of the said cylinders, substantially as shown and described.

6. The combination, with an impressioncylinder andform-cylinders held above the said impression-cylinder and rotating with the same, of roll-grippers held on top of the impression-cylinder and between the said form-cylinders, and a cam held on the shaft of the form-cylinders to control the said grippers, substantially as shown and descrlbed.

7. The combination, with an impressioncylinder having a transverse recess, and formcylinders rotating with the said impressioncylinder, of aconveying mechanism discharging between the said cylinders, a gate held on top of the said conveying mechanism, a cam on one of the said cylinders for controlling the said gate, and roll-grippers held on top of the said impression-cylinder between the said form-cylinders and controlled by a cam on the latter, substantially as shown and described.

S. The combination, with the printingcylinders, of a clutch mechanism for stopping and starting the said cylinders at the same point, substantially as shown and described.

9. The combination, with the printing-cylinders, of a conveying mechanism discharging onto the printirig-cylinders, a gate held the said printing-press and provided with an endless belt onto which discharges the said rotary printing-press, substantially as shown and described.

11. The combination, with a rotary printing-press, of a ruling-machine operated by the said printing-press and provided with an endless belt onto which discharges the said rotary printing-press, and also provided with a sliding table carrying a roller, over which passes the said belt, substantially as shown and described.

12. The combination, with a rotary printing-press, of a ruling-machine operated by the said prin ting-press and provided with an endless belt onto which discharges the said rotary printing-press, and also provided with a sliding table carrying a roller over which passes the said belt, and means, substantially as described, for moving and lockin g the table in place, as set forth.

JAMES V. DICKIESON.

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THEoG. HOSTER, C. SEnewIcK. 

